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. 2009 Jan;191(1):445-6.
doi: 10.1128/JB.01347-08. Epub 2008 Oct 24.

The complete genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames "Ancestor"

Jacques Ravel  1 , Lingxia Jiang, Scott T Stanley, Mark R Wilson, R Scott Decker, Timothy D Read, Patricia Worsham, Paul S Keim, Steven L Salzberg, Claire M Fraser-Liggett, David A Rasko
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The complete genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis Ames "Ancestor"

Jacques Ravel et al. J Bacteriol. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

The pathogenic bacterium Bacillus anthracis has become the subject of intense study as a result of its use in a bioterrorism attack in the United States in September and October 2001. Previous studies suggested that B. anthracis Ames Ancestor, the original Ames fully virulent plasmid-containing isolate, was the ideal reference. This study describes the complete genome sequence of that original isolate, derived from a sample kept in cold storage since 1981.

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